Mid Europa Partners has completed the acquisition of a substantial controlling stake in Serbia Broadband, the leading cable TV and broadband internet provider in Serbia and a provider of d

Global Infrastructure Partners, a private equity fund dedicated to investing in global infrastructure assets, has appointed Joseph Blum, who has wide experience in the global petroleum ind

Shaw Capital and Alinda Capital Partners have established Shaw Infrastructure Investments, a newly created joint venture to pursue development of energy, transportation, infrastructure, wa

Istithmar, a private equity and alternative investment house owned by the government of Dubai, has agreed to acquire Barneys New York, the luxury specialty retailer, from Jones Apparel Gro

Insight Venture Partners has announced the closing of Insight Venture Partners VI, a USD1.25bn private equity fund which like its predecessors will be invested in businesses focused on the

US asset manager BlackRock, which earlier this month announced plans to invest in alternative managers, has agreed to acquire the fund of funds business of Quellos Group for up to USD1.7bn

Darby Overseas Investments, the private equity arm of Franklin Templeton Investments, has committed EUR20m on behalf of the Darby Converging Europe Mezzanine Fund to a leveraged buyout of

Mid Europa Partners and France Telecom have agreed to acquire 100 per cent of Austrian mobile operator One from its existing shareholders for an enterprise value of about EUR1.4bn.

European Strategic Partners 2006, the latest private equity fund of funds raised by Standard Life Investments, has had its final closing with EUR900m in commitments from investors, followi

Niam, a Swedish-based private equity firm specialising in property, has recruited Fredrik Jonsson from Skanska Commercial Development Europe, where he was a vice-president, as chief invest